10 Plants That Attract Good Bugs

Lure beneficial insects to your garden with this assortment of annuals and perennials.

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Shasta Daisy

Mature size: 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun to dappled shade, well-drained soil.

'Blue Bedder' Viper's Bugloss

Mature size: 2-3 feet tall and 1 foot wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun, well-drained soil.

'Great Orme' Hebe

Mature size: 4 feet tall and wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun to dappled shade, well-drained soil.

'Snow Crystals' Sweet Alyssum

Mature size: 10 inches tall and wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun, well-drained soil.

Dog Rose

Mature size: 12 feet tall and 10 feet wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun to dappled shade, moist soil.

'Hidcote' Lavender

Mature size: 2 feet tall and 30 inches wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun, well-drained soil.

Aster

Mature size: 16 inches tall and 18 inches wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun, well-drained soil.

Showy Sedums

Average mature size: 18 inches tall and wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun, well-drained soil.

Honeysuckle

Ideal growing conditions: full sun to dappled shade, moist soil.

'Mahogany' Bee Balm

Mature size: 3 feet tall and 18 inches wide. Ideal growing conditions: full sun to dappled shade, moist soil.

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10 Plants That Attract Good Bugs

Related To:

Shasta Daisy

'Blue Bedder' Viper's Bugloss

'Great Orme' Hebe

'Snow Crystals' Sweet Alyssum

Dog Rose

'Hidcote' Lavender

Aster

Showy Sedums

Honeysuckle

'Mahogany' Bee Balm

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